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Even Hardcore Smokers May Quit If Given Right Tools, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Smokers find it easier to quit if they’re automatically offered support, even if they didn't ask for it, a new clinical trial finds. Quit rates were higher among health s...
Current Tobacco Use Declining in U.S. Youth in 2024
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Tobacco use among U.S. youth continued to decline in 2024, according to a study published in the Oct. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
Smoking Tied to Increased Opioid Use
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 – Increased opioid use is seen among adults who smoke cigarettes, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. William Encinosa, ...
Vaping Rates Hit Record Lows for U.S. High School Students
THURSDAY, Oct. 17, 2024 – Is vaping finally losing its coolness for American teens? The latest tally of federal data finds that 550,000 school kids, mostly high schoolers, quit using e-cigarettes in...
Seniors, You're Never Too Old to Quit Smoking, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 – It’s never too late for a person to quit smoking, even if they’re elderly, a new study finds. Dropping the smokes even as late as 75 can meaningfully increase a person’s lif...
Vendors of Synthetic Nicotine Vapes on Instagram Are Skirting FDA Rules
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration currently mandates strong health warnings when vapes containing synthetic nicotine are advertised on Instagram and other social media....
Tobacco-Free Generation Could Prevent 40 Percent of Predicted Lung Cancer Deaths Globally
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Implementation of a tobacco-free generation could substantially reduce global lung cancer mortality, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Public ...
Accelerating Smoking Elimination Could Prevent Millions of Deaths by 2050
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 – A substantial smoking-attributable burden can be avoided by accelerating the pace of smoking elimination, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet...
Vaping Tied to Lower Cognitive Scores in College Students
FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 – Vaping is tied to lower cognitive scores in college students, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Neurological Association, held from Sept....
E-cigarette Use Tied to Poor Exercise Performance in Young Adults
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – Young adults who smoke e-cigarettes (e-cigs) perform worse on exercise tests than those who have never smoked, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory...
Vaping Is Harming College Students' Brains, Study Shows
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – Vaping may look cool when you're young, but it appears to be dulling the brains of college students, a new study warns. College students who vape have lower cognitive...
Most Tobacco Instagram Posts Do Not Adhere to FDA Warning Requirements
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – Most nicotine brand Instagram posts do not adhere to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) health warning requirements for tobacco promotions, according to a study...
A-Fib Risk Drops Soon After Quitting Smoking
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Smokers who make the decision to quit will see almost immediate health benefits, including a quick drop in their risk for atrial fibrillation, new research shows. “The f...
Smoking Cessation Linked to Lower Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
FRIDAY, Sept. 13, 2024 – Smoking cessation is associated with a reduced risk for atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study published online Sept. 11 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. Justin...
Vaping Could Make Young Adults Physically Weaker
MONDAY, Sept. 9, 2024 – In exercise bike tests, twentysomethings who'd been vaping for at least two years had much lower exercise capacity than those who didn't, and the losses were equal to those...